Aleppo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Aleppo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$451
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1211
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$135
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$263
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$72.9
$1510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
17
100
😀 Quality of life
17
78
🏙️ Population
1.92M
24.9M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 67% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8641st and 3152nd ($451 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Syria and China, respectively. Check Syria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Aleppo compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Aleppo ranked 2nd best city to live in Syria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9055th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Aleppo vs Shanghai

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Aleppo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$0.86
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.6
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.01
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.66%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$867
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.9
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$150
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.5
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4471
$27276

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$374
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$489
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$375
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$376
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$338
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$398
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$382
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$376
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$376
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$377
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$483
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$259
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$440
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$377
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$318
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$375
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$521
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$579
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$376
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$284
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$375
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$384
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$301
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$442
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$1003
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$504
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$374
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$343
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$374
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$985
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$984
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$496
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$328
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$375
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1329
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$376
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$639
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$378
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$372
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1059

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811